Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spinal Fusion
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to observe or not a reduction in the consumption of morphine within 72 hours of the realization of an erector spinae plane block when preparing for a lumbar spinal fusion.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 17, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 27, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 3, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2026
November 24, 2025
November 1, 2025
5 years
May 17, 2021
November 21, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Consumption of postoperative morphine within 72 hours of the operation.
72 hours
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Digital visual scale to assess pain of patient within 72 hours of the operation.
72 hours
Onset of nausea and vomiting within 72 hours of the operation.
72 hours
Onset of complication within 30 days of the intervention.
30 days
Walking perimeter measurement by the physiotherapist during the 72 hours following the intervention.
72 hours
Study Arms (2)
Block
EXPERIMENTALThe "Block" group will be made up of patients who will benefit from an injection of levobupivacaine for the realization of the erector spinae plane block.
Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORThe "placebo" group corresponds to the reference group, that is to say that it will consist of patients who will benefit from an injection of physiological serum for the realization of the erector spinae plane block.
Interventions
Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected. Drug : Levobupivacaïne 2,5mg/ml.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patient with medical insurance.
- Patient who received information about study and signes a consent to participate in the study.
- Major patient requiring a lumbar spinal fusion surgery.
- Patient with an ASA score of 1, 2 or 3.
You may not qualify if:
- Minor patient.
- Patient with morphine intolerance
- Patient with allergy to local anesthetics.
- Patient consuming morphine for more than 3 months.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patient.
- Patient scheduled for cancer surgery or trauma surgery.
- Patient participating in another interventional study.
- Patient with history of lumbar spinal fusion.
- Patient requiring lumbar surgery without arthrodesis.
- Patient requiring lumbar surgery with inter-lamar or inter-epineal stabilization.
- Patient refusing to sign the consent form.
- Patient for whom it is impossible to give informed information.
- Patient under the protection of justice, under curatorship or under tutorship.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Clinique Saint Jean
Saint-Jean-de-Védas, 34430, France
Related Publications (14)
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PMID: 23392233BACKGROUND
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Guillaume LONJON, MD
Clinique Saint Jean, Saint Jean de Védas
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 17, 2021
First Posted
May 27, 2021
Study Start
January 3, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 31, 2026
Last Updated
November 24, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-11